St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-16
TRACKED FOR EIGHT YEARS
A WOman's Chase to Capture a
Flirting Sweetheart Rewarded.

Edgar NJ. Brown and Anna Sapp
were schoolmates, both bright,
light hearted and with abundant
promise of happiness and useful
ness. On the school grounds they
were acknowledged boon companions.
and among all their friends and ac-
quaintanceS, according to the Council
Bluffs Herald. they were regarded as
affianced sweethearts, even h0ugh little
more than children.
There was considerable difference in
their social relations, the Brown family
being quite prominent and wealthy.
than nature gave her, a pretty face and
form and frank, honest heart that
was as true as truth itself. She
was more than usually intelligent and
winning. Brown was also a daShing
sort Of a fellow, and was apparently
very fond of the girl, who returned his
attention with more than equal ardor,
and gave him all the wealth of love of
the budding wOmanhOod of beautiful
girl.
In 1879 her condition became delicate,
and she pleaded with all the earnest
ness of a desperate woman for
her. Instead of complying he left
the city and remained away for
some time. Young Brown was indicted
by the grand jury and warrant issued
for his arrest. Before it could be served,
however, he left the country and has
been a fugitive from justice ever since.
The girls cup of sorrow was not yet
full. The child was born, but kind
providence took it away shortly after.
On Nov. 80, 1880, John S. Sapp, her
father, who had suffered keenly from
fIn fnr ,.it Al II Of IL Oh.
fOully murdered in his room on lower
Main street. The murder was COM
mitted in the night, and in such myS-
teriOus and secret manner that the per-
peJrator has never been discovered.
The girl, now robbed of her natural
protector, says that she made solemn
VOW to God that she would not rest day
or night until she compelled her be-
trayer to remove so far as it lay in his
power the stain upon her character.
She kept young Brown moving from
place to place at pretty lively
rate. finding by some means where he
was located and writing him passionate
letters, which he treated with contempt
uOus silence, and which she regularl
followed up by an order for his arrest
which he always evaded.
On Saturday he made visit, coming
here from York, Neb. On Saturday
night he was in Corrigg's saloon, where
he was seen and recognized by Officer
O'Brien, who remembered the fact that
warrant was still in existence and I'M
executed that called for his arrest. He
invited young Brown to accompany HIM
to the station. His response was a re-
quest to go to the Bechtele house to talk
it over. This was complied with, but
when Brown got that far he refused to
go any further. Officers Rose and Ia
masiea were called to assist in taking
him. He laid in Jail all day, but was
liberated on $500 bonds.
Miss Sapp declares her willingness to
rest III her tireless campaign against her
seducer if he will promptly and legally
marry her. Frequent conferences have
been had between the couple and it is
probable that a marriage will end the
matter and Brown be permitted to go on
his way. Miss Sapp evidently loves the
fellow still, but intimates that any at
tempt to deceive her now or trifie with
her will result in long term in the
penitentiary for Brown.